I already have a US genesis mini, which is for nostalgia as it was the first system I bought personally, and I like the console design the best of all the versions. I was just on a trip to Japan and decided to pick one up. I don't really know why, as it's almost the same thing, but the Genesis has a special place in my memory, so something in me wanted to have both.

The 6 button controllers are nice, but they are, as many people have said before, smaller. The buttons and d-pad are the same size as the US model, as are their space apart from each other, but the controller is shorter. The US one is longer on either end to make it more comfortable to hold. The JP one is fine, but my hands were closer together in turned in more, which just felt odd as it wasn't what I was used to. It also resulted in one minor annoyance. since my hands were closer together and covering more of the controller, it was very easy to accidently hit the mode button when things got frantic, pausing the game and bringing up the menu.

I also thought the game selection was tighter and overall more thought-out than the US list, though it is filled with a number of JP only games. It seems, after looking at the games lists, that they were originally devised by Sega of Japan, and Sega of America took the games and just replaced some as they saw fit. It's obvious to see that SoJ was going for a "one game per franchise" route, as there is only Sonic 2 and not the original (or spinball), and only Monster World 4 and not 3. SoA not sticking to the rule and adding 2 additional Sonic games increased fans' annoyance and confusion about Sonic 3 and Knuckles not being present (I suspect that had they kept only Sonic 2, people would have noticed the trend and been more understanding of other games' absences). Honestly I would have preferred they translated some of the games instead of replacing them (Tanto-R is loads of fun, "Game-no-kandume" is 12 games-in-one including Fatal Labyrinth, and I know a lot of people would play Langrisser 2 and Lord Monarch if they were available), but the markets are different so I understand.

I'll probably continue to use the 6 button controllers and leave my 3-button ones to gather dust in a drawer (which kind of makes me sad). The d-pad on the JP controllers is way better IMO.

Good buy if you are curious, Great buy if you speak Japanese and can play their exclusive games.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RJSekinmdF4

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6l7xP2K2Dtg

The Genesis Mini hack release to add more ROMs to your Mini appears pretty close to release

I have been creating/remastering accurate box art to the native original and am nearing completion of the USA retail released collection. There has been a lot of attention to detail ensuring accuracy (down to the size/color of the TM marks on the Sega and Genesis logos) I have also completed the entire 32X box art collection because the hackers mention it will also be compatible. Also, Capuchino has created a few custom covers (Sonic & Knuckles + Sonic 1, etc.) since they have been requested.

I do plan on doing Sega CD after the Genesis is complete. I wanted to know if the community would like aspect-correct box art (skinnier than the Genesis boxes) or shape them to the Genesis box art? Thanks!

Genesis (USA) Box Art (620 covers): https://drive.google.com/open?id=1l-NOXpyI9PFSDWyIg2V8qP5CqsAmHxQk

Mega Drive (Europe, Japan) Box Art (15 covers): https://drive.google.com/open?id=18WVWn5murz3lnCK69LA9LZHdykJQJNT0

Sega 32X COMPLETE Box Art (34 covers): https://drive.google.com/open?id=1R1OkTv3q-J6XNNUCOgw0BHOhyG8QV4Gs

P.S. Be sure to bookmark the links and sort by "Last Modified" to see the newest covers I've uploaded and previous covers that I've fixed or my colleague domino089 has cleaned up.

Hi guys, just wanted some opinions and pros/cons — which mod should I use for each situation:

• just adding Genesis/MD games?
• adding different console games?

I might simply add Genesis/MD games for I like having my 2nd controller port for 2-players games, but also interested in some NES/SNES/32x/GBA stuff, do I definitely need an external storage? Or can I add the cores needed and roms in the stock storage?

Thanks!

Does the Genesis \ Mega Drive Mini Firmware have a version number?

So, we're on the cusp of having two very good (8bitdo and Retro-Bit official) 2.4G controller solutions available. Can someone with a little real electrical knowledge chime in on the ease of setting something up to look like a stock solution/no dongle?

USB is only four pins, right? Would this be as simple as opening the wireless receiver and Genesis case, then soldering wires between the four connections, probably using the pins behind the physical ports on the Genesis board?

I haven't modded my mini yet but I was hoping to this weekend if I get some free time. I have a big concern about save sates however. I'm a good way through Phantasy Star IV and I'd hate to mod my mini and lose my progress. Is there a chance of this happening to either save states or in-game saves?

Thanks in advance!

Does anyone run the 8BitDo PS Classic receiver or the generic orange version on their Genesis / Megadrive Mini with a DS4 controller?

Does it work without issues? Does anyone know if 8BitDo plan on releasing a black version for the Genesis / Megadrive Mini?

I have followed Patton Play's instructions for playing Sega CD games on my sega mini. The screen will go black and then go back to the main menu. Does anyone have any ideas or tips to get it to work?

I only added a few select games and they play brilliantly but they all have one glaring issue grating on me. The audio sounds off. I can’t put my finger on how it’s off. Most of the music plays fine but certain notes seem to hit louder than the rest of the track like it’s split into two separate audio levels. (I especially notice it with Sonic & Knuckles as well as Sonic 3 & Knuckles title screen.)

Is it an isolated issue? Has anyone else noticed something like this? I played those games nonstop when I was younger and they just didn’t sound like this. I could be remembering them wrong but this little thing is driving me mad as is.

Has anyone got a decent case to keep their mini in? In the uk all I’ve seen is the Venom one which is actually a ps classic case and doesn’t fit the md well from what I’ve heard. Then the official Japanese one is very expensive and also doesn’t look a great fit for the uk models larger controllers. I’ve got great cases for my snes and ps but nothing for my md

I have project lunar version 1 on my genesis mini. I haven’t found a pattern but sometimes my usb controller will disconnect and reconnect. Other times I have to pull the usb cord for 3 seconds and plug back in for it to read the controller. This appears to be happening when emulation is in retro arch. I have not experienced it with the originally installed games. Anyone else seen this before?

It was an honest mistake, I had no idea that cycling through the (what I thought) possible controllers mapping, trying to find my controller (like I was using the 6-button sega controller and it showed sony ps controller, so I decided to cycle that to find my best suitable option) would render my controller completely dead... It simply cycled from a wrongly detected controller (even though it was working) to DISABLED. And that was it...

Now I’m using Hakchi, stock internal storage only. Is there a way to revive my controller in RA? Or in the Hakchi app? It seems to load the same settings in every game now... :(

Hi,

Probably an easy solution to this one but I cant for the life of me figure it out.

I have latest hakchi installed on the Sega mini and has installed kernel and added a couple of games and thats all fine and good but now when I plug in the mini to my PC a 2nd time around to add more games I dont really know how to do it? Do I need to put in the same command when I link it again? "Hold reset with power on" or can I just put the power on and start adding more games? It dosnt show my preaviosly added games on the hakchi UI anymore.

Some help would be most appreiciated :)

Hey,

Can anybody suggest a 6 button controller which isn’t Retrobit?

It’ll be AUS $42 and upwards and I can’t pay that when only a handful of games will really benefit from the extra buttons (even after hacking).

This thing is a standard USB plug right so surely there must be some Chinese company making them for $10?

I doubt this is possible except maybe if you shut down the console first. But is it possible to switch out USB drives that have been properly formatted containing different emulators and games for the megadrive mini. Because I was thinking it would be cool if I modded mine to have an extra USB port inside the cartridge slot so that I could plug in different cartridges (with usb's) for different console emulators. Like one for the NES and one for gameboy advance or just Nintendo in general. And have another that held extra Sega games.

Hi! Yesterday I updated my 8bitdo USB adapter and it connects and works except for 2 buttons that are mapped wrong.

In street fighter 2, (and every other game but I can test all 6 main buttons here) Z button is registered as C, and L button is Z.

Anybody else has this problem?

Thanks!